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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Almanzo's nickname?
(a) Al.
(b) Manly.
(c) Zo.
(d) Alman.

2. What did Rose always do a few years beyond her grade level?
(a) Read.
(b) Memorize.
(c) Write.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What kind of people lived in Stanton?
(a) French.
(b) Irish.
(c) Russians.
(d) Germans.

4. How many "Miss" states did Rose know about at the beginning of the book?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. What did the Wilders call the place where they chose to move to?
(a) The Land of the Juicy Peach.
(b) The Land of the Big Red Apple.
(c) The Land of the Golden Wheat.
(d) The Land of the Crawling Vineyard.

6. Where did Rose's parents get married?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) South Carolina.

7. What animals were used to pull the wagons on the trip?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Horses.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Mules.

8. Who went to find the Cooley's dog?
(a) Laura.
(b) Almanzo.
(c) Mr. Cooley.
(d) Nicolas.

9. How many wagons did the family traveling with the Wilders have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

10. What did the animals pulling the wagons get cut on occasionally?
(a) Sharp rocks.
(b) Fence posts.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Arrow heads.

11. How long was Rose's father on jury duty?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

12. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?
(a) Make-shift.
(b) Freight.
(c) Conestoga.
(d) European.

13. Which of the following is NOT a word used by Laura to describe the Nebraska bluffs?
(a) Monotonous.
(b) Unappealing.
(c) Daunting.
(d) Desolate.

14. What became more common as the Wilders neared the Kansas Border?
(a) Wheat fields.
(b) Traveling parties.
(c) Orchards.
(d) Large cities.

15. How big was the item that Laura marveled at while crossing Nebraska?
(a) 2.5 inches.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) 7.5 inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the banks to collapse in the place where Rose was born?

2. How many families were traveling in the party the Wilders were a part of?

3. How long did it take for the Wilders to travel through Nebraska?

4. How is the wind in South Dakota described?

5. What did Laura marvel at while crossing Nebraska?

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